congrats to you>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

To day is a special day for me & getting my life back ! this is my 3 year Anniv I am so happy I would do it all over again in a heart beat ,I was 286 got down to 146 now I weigh 159 so I gained a little but hey look where I was ,I had no problems at all thru surgery & had a blast when the weight came falling off but now as time passes it is hard to keep the weight off,I go to curves alot now trying to get some extra weight off & just tone up !! I can eat just about anything now even sugar & I know that is bad but still to this day I can not eat rice makes me so sick ,
  so this is for any new RYN best of luck & this tool that I have & a new pouch we have to work hard as time passes but it is all worth it ,Exercise is the main key to keeping the weight off .
ASpecial thanks to LCBB LOW COUNTRY BYPASS BUDDIES & UPSTATE ALSO :) FOR HELPING ME & GIVING ME ALL THE SUPPORT I NEEDED
LOVE & MISS YOU ALL

I have gone to drwls here Columbia, SC.  I did lose weight. I lost about 60lbs in less than four months through diet and exercise. He does put you on phentermine and HCG.  IT IS COSTLY!!! After a while I got tired of shelling out bearly $400 a month to lose weight. And as soon as I stopped taking the diet pills, the weight came right back plus some.  I kept exercising but it seems as though that did nothing to dwart the gain.  It depends on how long you are willing to stick to the medications and if you can afford it. I would not discourage anyone from it.  Different options for different people.

Sorry that I missed it.  I actually thought it was another class and decided not to go because I had my niece and she's a hand full.  Anyway...what did he talk about? 

How are you guys doing?  I'm doing pretty good.  I had my 6 month post-op last Friday.  I has exceeded my goal weight by 3 pounds and have gone from a 22/24 jeans to a 6.  My labs were a little off so Dr. Scott gave me a script for iron supplements and a B12 nasal spray.  Meg increased my calorie intake by 200 and added an extra starch and protein to sort of "hault" the weight loss.  I've done everything I was suppose to do, but the weight just keeps peeling off.  I've only recently been having some odd/dull pains deep in my gut, so I had a CT scan yesterday to look for a deep hernia.  Dr. Scott had left me a message on my cell.  I didn't hear it because I was cutting grass.  He said it was important and to get with him first thing in the morning.  I hope it's not bad because I sure don't need a set back.  I have worked so hard and have stuck to the plan,,,I'm just discouraged.

Sorry...I just realized that I veered way off topic.

Hope everyone is doing great and I hope to see ya'll sometime.

Wanda

I did not make it last night either, I had to work later then I usual. Hope to be there next week. I hope your friend in the hospital is improving.
Laurie